New Year Peace Message Links Canada and South Africa
The radio broadcast from Avanta to the Pacific featured speeches by W L Mackenzie King Sir Robert Borden and General Jan Smuts highlighting shared imperial goals. The piece stresses Canada and South Africa unity, racial and language challenges, and the need to honor treaties that protect minority and language rights within the British Commonwealth.
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Ife
Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Robert Borden
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Dominion
Avanta
Pacific
Ramsay MacDonald
Smuts
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth
Dominions
Australia
France
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Briain
Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
League of Nations
League
General Smuts
Farm border dispute ends with American footing
Surveyors ruled the farm lay on the American side of the border easing an old lady’s taxation worries. She smiled and remarked that Canadian winters are terribly severe, expressing relief at the decision.
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United States
Ahe
Canada
Islington Barber Festa Builds Mirror Wall Sculpture
Nevel Wall Decoration at a barber shop in Islington features walls and ceilings covered with thousands of plate glass pieces painted in rainbow colors and varied shapes from stars to roses. The largest shard is under an inch square and the total pieces number about a quarter of a million.
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Barber's
Islington
Festa
Bagpipe Use Traced to Ancient Egypt and Greece
Researchers note that the bagpipe was used by ancient musicians in Egypt and Greece, indicating cross cultural musical practices and early wind instrument traditions.
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Egypt
Greece
Man’s aim described as as limited as a dog with no tail
A fragment quotes a speaker saying a man with a narrow life aim is as handicapped as a dog without a tail capable of wagging. The line critiques lack of ambition and motion.
Smuts Tours Canada Seeks Living View of Canadians
General Jan Christian Smuts, former Premier of the Union of South Africa, visits Windsor Station in Canada after crossing the Atlantic. He aims to see Canada and its people firsthand and to gain a living impression of its young British Commons, later receiving an LL.D. from McGill University in Montreal.
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Jan Christian Smuts
Union of South Africa
Windsor
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Canada
Montreal
University of McGill
Durium records promise 15 cent phonographs for sale
A new chemical called durium enables 15 cent phonograph records printed on paper discs. Durium Products Corporation plans mass production after three years of testing led by Dr Hal T Beans of Columbia University. Durium is a liquid that becomes a hard flexible insoluble solid when heated.
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Hal T. Beans
Columbia University
Durium Products Corporation
Beans
Would Take Some Fixing
Letter from a railway mail service office complains about irregular newspaper delivery. The writer notes delays, receiving yesterday’s paper today and the paper from the day before yesterday, and asks for the miscue to be fixed citing past reliability.
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Ralway Mail Service
Birs
Worm Ex terminator promoted for child health remedy
An ad touts Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator claiming to quickly relieve children from worms. The text also notes historical facts about Hong Kong’s cession to Britain in 1841 and visitor statistics for the English Parliament, including 5,000 on ordinary days and over 30,000 on Saturdays.
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Hong Kong
China
Great Britain
Toronto woman finds Hawthorne first editions worth big price
Mrs. Dora Hood of Toronto bought a batch of old books and found Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 first edition of The Scarlet Letter and a 1860 first edition of The Marble Faun. The Scarlet Letter is listed at 1000 to 3500 in catalogs, and two days later Hood received an offer of 1200 for the work.
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Edstion
Hawthorne
Dora Hood
Toronto
Hood
Dr Williams Pink Pills Help Weak Woman Says Averitt Dowe
Mrs Averitt Dowe of South Nelson New Brunswick says after years of illness and weakness Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuilt her strength Appetite improved sleep returned and she is now well The article urges others to try the medicine and offers a booklet Building Up the Blood from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario
Madrid Faces Donkeys Roaming Streets Causing City Worry
Abandoned donkeys wander Madrid streets as owners falter amid feed costs. Auctions are tried but buyers rare, leaving officials eager to remove the animals. The issue mirrors urban animal misfortune with public spending tied to stray donkey control.
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New York
Madrid
US Tops Rayon Hosiery Exports to Egypt
The United States leads as the top exporter of rayon hosiery to Egypt noting strong demand. Trade figures show American manufacturers surpassing competitors in shipments to the Egyptian market this season.
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United States
Egypt
Parliament to act on life at sea radio safety measures
Canada to consider implementing provisions from the 1970s safety at sea conference. The plan focuses on compulsory radio equipment for ocean going ships and one man radio stations for freighters of 1600 tons and over. Automatic SOS signaling and one man operation aim to reduce crew costs while maintaining safety.
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Partamess
Sessa
Egistat
Alex. Johnsto
Miister
Marine
Canadian Colonization Association settles 558 families in 1929
The Canada Colonization Association reports 558 families were settled permanently on Canadian farms in the first eleven months of 1929 at Saskatoon. If workers placed for other farmers are included, the total would rise to 1,219 families. The permanent placements cover 123,441 acres.
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Canada Colonization Association
Saskatoon
Winds Driven by Pressure Differences Across Regions
Atmospheric winds arise from pressure variations. afferent forces in different locations drive air movement. This overview notes that regional pressure gradients generate breezes and stronger winds where contrasts are steeper.
America's Relative Wealth Leads World in Per Capita Money
A Wall Street table shows Switzerland $3126, New Zealand $3029, United States $290, Canada $279, Australia $2710, Great Britain $2677, Russia $215. The article notes wealth rests in saved capital and that four poor individuals may still be prosperous despite high living costs.
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United States
Wall Street
Switzerland
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
Russia
Don’t Submit To Asthma Remedy Ad
An advertisement urges asthma sufferers to try Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Remedy claiming it will erase doubt and provide sure relief. The pitch notes the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere and urges immediate purchase to end suffering.
Alberta Oil Boom Expands With 200 Wells Under Way
Alberta sees more than 200 wells drilling or planned with spring starts for at least 50 more. Tuner Vantey reports 37 active producers yielding 100000 barrels of crude naphtha monthly and 200000000 cubic feet of natural gas daily.
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Alberta
Tuner Vantey
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Suiler
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Reid
Thomas
Grippe
Canadian Family Colonization Association
Childrss
Fens
Vicks
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Regina
SASK
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